My December swap card design

 

Merry Christmas, Stampin' Friend!

Taking time out for a quick post today as I am finishing up my preparations to celebrate Christmas.

The card in the photo above is what I designed for my swap groups this month. The word "Christmas" is die cut out of the white piece, then layered over the Cherry Cobbler card front. I did this because, while I love the set of dies that cuts out words, the die cut pieces are then very delicate and take a little extra effort to apply glue and put them on the card. Plus the little die cut dot for the "i" is easy to lose! But what they call the "negative" of the die, which is the space where it was cut out, works very well for this word.

It's hard to see in this picture, but I embossed a pattern on the Cherry Cobbler layer behind the white piece and added some self-adhesive sequins for texture on the card front.

Here below is a set of cards I made just for fun, from a Close To My Heart card-making workshop kit that Stampin' Up! offered for a limited time. There are supplies for 3 more outdoorsy cards in the kit. Hopefully after Christmas I can play with those.

Happy Stampin!

Review of recent projects

 Hi Stampin' Friend!

Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I posted here. Life has been full, but I have been doing a little stamping along the way.

Here are some random projects for which I have photos. There is more to come whenever I get more pictures.

This is a "sampler" I made with stamps and dies from a new set called Adventure Together. For those of us who enjoy RVing, it's a dream team. It pairs beautifully with the Thoughtful Journey 6x6 Designer Series Paper.

The next 3 photos are not my cards, but rather the delightful collection of birthday cards I received from my stamping upline's team. Enjoy this assortment of creative expressions:

And finally, here is a card I designed for my 6th Swap group using the Latte Love suite of products. Sadly, these stamps, paper, dies and ribbon are all being discontinued. They are currently on the Last Chance List, and once they sell out, they're gone forever.

Thanks for looking - Have a Merry Christmas!